There was the guy who hit the bridge once, backed up and tried again...
No amount of gadgets or trickery will stop ignorant drivers, bridges keep getting stuck as do level crossings. The law is clear it is the drivers responsibilty to know the height of their vehicle and to not attempt to drive under a bridge of insufficent clearance.
Irish Rail have a booklet available for free or for download will a list of every low bridge in the country.
The bridge in Clontraf is a special case, it got struck 140 times in 5 years and all traffic remotely high was forced elsewhere as the bridge physically couldn't take any more hits. The replacement bridge has better clearance, though remains a fraction below ideal due to engineering restrictions
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